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McCain vs Biden: Not All "Foreign Policy Experience" Is Created Equal

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

The past seven-plus years have shown us that "foreign policy experience," in and of itself, isn't all it's cracked up to be. For Exhibit A of this look no further than George Bush's most "experienced" foreign policy advisor: Dick Cheney. How's that working out?

Biden Camp Pressed Hard For VP Slot

WSJ | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate reached a pivotal point in a secret meeting o...

Why Biden is Such an Important Pick for the Climate

Joseph Romm | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Joseph Romm

It has become increasingly clear that achieving a serious, binding international emissions treaty is even more politically implausible a task than passing serious, binding domestic legislation.

Why it's Good News for Democrats that Polls Say One In Four Clinton Backers Still Aren't Sold on Barack

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Robert Creamer

The odds are very good that the more these voters know about Obama and McCain, the more they will ultimately come home to the Democratic Party.

The Beginning of the End for Obama

Seth Swirsky | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Seth Swirsky

Well, my greatest fears were not realized: Hillary Clinton was not chosen for Vice President by Barack Obama. Instead, he chose the 35-year Senator, ...

Obama Biding Time With Biden

Wajahat Ali | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Wajahat Ali

The choice of Biden, now officially cements Obama's ideological shift from a progressive message of "change" to a placating message of "more of the same...but better than that other guy, we swear!"

Obama Chose Biden In Hawaii: "Very Personal Decision"

NY Times | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


In the beginning, Senator Barack Obama was not entirely sold on Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. And Mr. Biden told friends that he was pessimistic of his ...

Joe Biden's Environmental Record

Grist.org | Posted 09.24.2008 | Green


Joe Biden, Barack Obama's running mate, has earned an 83 percent lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters during his 35 years representin...

Thomas B. Edsall

Biden: The Good, Great, Bad and Ugly

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Joe Biden brings a host of assets to the Barack Obama campaign - chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; working class Irish Catholic ...

"Barack America!"

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

A slip of the tongue by Joe Biden as he spoke in Springfield, Illinois this afternoon may prove to be the key to the election -- and to what Sen. Biden brings to the ticket.

Senator Biden is the Right Man at the Right Time

James P. Rubin | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


James P. Rubin

Biden knows that America is not just a military power but also a peacemaker. And he knows that American ideals must be tempered by a hard-headed realism about the way the world really works.

McCain on Biden: Should have, didn't

David Weinberger | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


David Weinberger

If McCain hadn't become Karl Rove's sockpuppet, this is what he might have said in response to the selection of Joe Biden as OBama's running mate...

Why Joe Biden is Vital and the Right Choice

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Biden's competence will help Obama be able to remain Obama. Insider or not, Biden is liked by the country -- and he's smart.

Pro-Choice Catholic Biden Fits with New Poll of Catholic Voters

Scott Swenson | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Scott Swenson

Biden understands the American value of separating personal faith from public duty in our democracy, and his positions on sexual and reproductive health issues demonstrate that clearly.

Obama's Mobile Moment

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.23.2008 | Media


Jonathan Spalter

By going around the news media and even bypassing its own massive email list, the Obama campaign is attempting to build a direct, personal, and immediate connection with voters.

Reading The Pictures: He's Got Obama's Back

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Michael Shaw

2008-08-23-shaw_biden_afgh.jpg Biden is one of the few liberals that could pull off a scene like this. Too bad American politics -- especially under GOP rules -- is so much about manhood, but that's how it's played.

Live Chat With Joe "Oops, That Came Out Wrong" Biden

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


The detached Harvard smartypants picked the blue-collar loose cannon to be his veep and we are beside ourselves with happiness. Joe Biden is affable a...

Is Joe Biden Good For Labor? Mostly, Yes.

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

Where are the disagreements? Mostly over trade and immigration. Biden, initially, was a strong support of so-called "free trade" but he seems to have shifted his position a bit in the past few years.

Joe Biden Explains His 'Clean' Obama Comment -- to Jon Stewart

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Biden told Stewart that the "word that really got me in trouble" was calling Obama "clean....I should have said fresh. What I meant was he's got new ideas."

Obama, Biden Rally In Illinois This Afternoon

Huffington Post | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Biden gave a fiery speech in which he praised Obama and criticized McCain, saying "these times require more than a good soldier, they require a wise...

It's Biden -- Ho-Hum

Richard Silverstein | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Richard Silverstein

When I think of the boring prospect of adding Joe Biden to the ticket, I look back fondly on the vice presidential candidacy of Lloyd Bentsen.

Obama-Biden 2008 (Or Things To Do In Denver When You're Drunk)

Brad Listi | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home


Brad Listi

Monday, it's gavel-open on the Front Range. The Obama-Biden party begins. And with it will come the persistent low-grade subplot, ripped from the pages of a mind-numbing soap opera. Obama and Clinton.

Obama-Biden logo revealed

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

  So it's official, Barack Obama picked Joe Biden, one of the most colorful characters out there.   BarackObama.com got the transformation ...

'The best Biden I can be'

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

That's what Sen. Joe Biden told us would be his political strategy when he announced his presidential bid in January 2007. A year later, he finished f...

The Text Is In! Biden Is VP! Thanks For The Update!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media


It's 3:31 a.m. EST and a text message just came in on my phone: Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden ...